Christian Furrer

Christian Furrer

About

I am a chief analyst at AP Pension and a part-time lecturer at the Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Copenhagen. I aim at building bridges between academia and practice, an effort for which I have been awarded the 2019 Gauss Prize.

Throughout my career, I have been developing and applying state-of-the-art actuarial methods for the measurement and mitigation of risk, especially in the context of disability and health insurance.

I am a Qualifying Actuary (2019 – present), past chairperson of the Education Committee of the Danish Society of Actuaries (2021 – 2024), and past member of the Education Committees of the Actuarial Association of Europe and the International Actuarial Association (2021 – 2024).

In 2026, I had the honour to be elected corresponding member of the Swiss Association of Actuaries in recognition of my achievements as a thought leader of the actuarial profession.

Academia

As a researcher, I have made methodological contributions to actuarial mathematics as well as applied probability, statistics, and mathematical finance. My area of expertise is multi-state modeling, in particular non-Markov modeling, which I have approached from a multitude of perspectives: probabilistic, statistical, computational, and financial.

As an educator, I have contributed to the modernization of the Danish actuarial education. I have developed and conducted courses and project supervision in actuarial mathematics, especially life insurance mathematics, at all levels of higher education. I have extensive knowledge of the interface between universities and actuarial associations.

My complete academic Curriculum Vitae is available here.

I am currently affiliated with the University of Copenhagen. I kindly request that inquiries regarding my research, teaching, and related academic activities be directed to furrer@math.ku.dk.

Recent manuscripts

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